(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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there is a lack of individual freedom
the leaders of the society are corrupt and/or selfish
the society keeps people in and/or kicks people out
Violence is prevalent
Information and ideas are restricted
severe injustice plagues the society
characters live in a state of fear and/or helplessness
the dystopia takes a real world issue to an extreme
propaganda is used to manipulate and control the characters
an oppressive government controls and suppresses the society
The common good of the group is placed before the individual
the setting is apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic
lies and/or misonformation conceal reality from people
conformity is required and nonconformity is criticized or punished.
the protagonist resists or rebels in some way
Characters are constantly in “survival mode”
society is controlled by a powerful government leader
the dystopia may appear to be (or pretend to be) a utopia
organized resistance efforts exist within the city
Surveillance is used to maintain control or create fear
creative expression (art, music, literature, etc.) is uncommon or restricted
people are forced into competition
the setting is unsafe, unfair, or miserable in another way
a divide in social classes causes extreme conflict
